“All I want is not to die on a day when I went unseen.”
Nicole Krauss The History of Love
Source: The History of Love (2005), P. 5
“All I want is not to die on a day when I went unseen.”
Nicole Krauss The History of Love
Source: The History of Love (2005), P. 5
“When I die, I hope to go to Heaven, whatever the Hell that is.”
Ayn Rand book Atlas Shrugged
Variant: When I die I hope to go to heaven--whatever that is--and I want to be able to afford the price of admission.
Source: Atlas Shrugged
“Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
“The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven not man's.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
Bruce Springsteen (1949) American singer and songwriter
"Youngstown"
Song lyrics, The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995)
“I love you," he said, his voice catching. "When I thought you were going to die, I wanted to die.”
Eloisa James (1962) American academic
Source: When Beauty Tamed the Beast
“When I go let it be like James Dean, I don't want to die slow.”
Ralston Bowles (1952) American musician
From the song "James Dean" on the album Carwreck Conversations (2004)
Garth Nix (1963) Australian fantasy writer
Source: Old Kingdom series (The Abhorsen Trilogy), Lirael: Daughter of the Clayr (2001), p. 115.